Live: Fallout continues after Trump supporters attacked US Capitol

US President-elect Joe Biden says yesterday was “one of the darkest days” in the nation’s history after Donald Trump supporters attacked the US Capitol.

Speaking in Wilmington, Biden said he wished he could have said he didn’t see it coming.

“We did see it coming.

“What we witnessed yesterday was not dissent, disorder, protest – it was chaos, don’t dare call them protesters – they were a riotous mob.”

“Assault on the rule of law, assault on the most sacred of American undertakings.”

There are growing calls for Trump’s removal and a staff exodus.

While Trump has just 13 days left in his term, there were numerous demands for his ouster including by the Senate’s top Democrat and a Republican congressman. Congress early on Thursday (yesterday evening NZ time) formally certified Democratic President-elect Joe Biden’s election victory despite objections from some Republican lawmakers.

– Reuters

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